Turkish Worm

[Arpa]

From CNN;

 

Turk, Moroccan nabbed in huge worm case

Suspects allegedly created worm that disrupted computer networks of major U.S. news organizations.

August 26, 2005: 5:17 PM EDT

 

 

 

WASHINGTON (CNN) - An 18-year-old Moroccan national and a 21-year-old resident of Turkey have been arrested for creating and spreading computer worms that disrupted services on computer networks of major U.S news organizations and other institutions earlier this month, the FBI announced Friday.

 

Farid Essebar, a Moroccan who used the screen name "Diabl0," and Atilla Ekici of Turkey, who used the moniker "Coder," were arrested in their home countries by authorities who cooperated with U.S. investigators in tracking the origins of the Mytob worm; a damaging variant, Zotob; and a third worm, RBot.

Edited August 26, 2005 by Arpa